FORE642-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Advanced Geospatial Science in Forest Monitoring and Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course illustrates how information technology can be applied to a range of forestry and vegetation management problems. Students will develop geospatial technology skills applicable to a range of natural resource management and forestry disciplines. The course includes an emphasis on using cutting edge technologies like ArcGIS software, positioning technology, and image analysis, which are of value to forest and natural resource management.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of Head of School.

Restrictions

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 102
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 002 Lectorial
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 13:00 Forestry 252 Computer Lab
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 18 May
26 May - 1 Jun

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 19:00 Forestry 252 Computer Lab
19 May - 25 May
02 Tuesday 16:00 - 19:00 Ernest Rutherford 212 Computer Lab
19 May - 25 May

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
GNSS Assignment 25%
ArcGIS Practical Test 25%
GIS Project Assignment 10%
Mid-Year Exam 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,268.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Forestry .

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